AFRIMEK, the African Men Entertainment Kings, has suspended well-known Nollywood Yoruba actor, Shoneye Olamilekan, better known as Show, for physically abusing Temidayo Morakinyo, a younger colleague.
Following the actor’s physical assault on the actress on a set, the actress resorted to social media to denounce him.
Morakinyo documented the incident in a series of images on her Instagram account. She described how the actor broke into her filming location in Ibadan, Oyo State, and assaulted her on Friday.
She said in her images that Show hit her in the face, breaking her lip, after she complained to her superiors on Thursday about his disruptive attitude.
However, Morakinyo stated that because the incident caused her anguish, her family is demanding justice.
AFRIMEK dissociated themselves from the actor in response to this and referred to his behaviour as despicable in a letter that was signed by Femi Adebayo.
“Dear Temidayo, we received news of the mental, emotional, and physical assault meted out on you by a member of our club, Olamilekan Shoneye, popularly known as Show.
“His actions do not represent the identity [that] our club represents and [has] been known to project. He has been immediately sanctioned and placed on indefinite suspension, while further investigations by our disciplinary committee are ongoing to unravel the entire facts of the unfortunate incident.
“We would also like to extend our sincere apology to you. No one deserves such treatment. We will equally take up the medical charges to restore you to good health. Our gesture is to show how apologetic we are as a body.”